Enrollment
82
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062232002671
Loleta Elementary
700 Loleta Dr., Loleta, CA 95551 · (707) 733-5705 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
70 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
7.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
7.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 0.0% | 7.3% | 17.1% | 75.6% |
| Math | 0.0% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 87.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| 2022-23 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2020-21 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 12.1% | 6.7% |
| 2016-17 | 12.5% | 3.5% |
| 2015-16 | 10.0% | 2.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Loleta Elementary
Loleta Elementary's state test result (9.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loleta Elementary this school | 82 | 85.4% | 9.3% |
| Eel River Charter Covelo | 63 | 93.7% | N/A |
| Rancho Tehama Elementary Corning | 94 | 88.3% | 15.3% |
| Vivian Banks Charter Pala | 71 | 73.2% | 11.4% |
| Warner Elementary Warner Springs | 106 | 71.7% | 17.3% |
| 'O Me-nok Learning Center Klamath | 86 | 87.2% | 10.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Loleta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #5,678 of 5,915 | #31 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
82
-15 (-15%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 85% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | 91% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | 93% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 93% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 7 | 14.4:1 | 90% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 7 | 16.3:1 | 89% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 92% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 72% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 7 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loleta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (101 to 82); teachers down 29% (7 to 5).
About Loleta Elementary
Loleta Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Loleta, California. There are 82 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. The school is 82% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Loleta Elementary is part of Loleta Union Elementary.
The student body at Loleta Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. The remaining shares are 37% Native American, 15% White, and 2% multiracial. Humboldt County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Loleta Elementary, there are about 16.4 students; the school has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 70 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. It compares with 60% for public schools in Humboldt County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Loleta Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 29.5%. Actual: 9.3%.
For Humboldt County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,160, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 92 public schools and about 17,319 students.
Measured in a straight line, Academy of the Redwoods is about 4.1 miles from Loleta Elementary. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Loleta Elementary is behind the 33.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Loleta Elementary is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Loleta Elementary enrolled 97 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 82.
Loleta Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Academy of the Redwoods4.1 mi · 154
- Fortuna Middle4.5 mi · 231
- Ferndale High4.6 mi · 145
- Fortuna Union High4.8 mi · 826
- East High (Continuation)4.9 mi · 66
- Ferndale Elementary5.3 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Loleta ElementaryHow many students attend Loleta Elementary?
Loleta Elementary enrolls approximately 82 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Loleta Elementary serve?
Loleta Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Loleta Elementary?
Student demographics at Loleta Elementary are roughly 15% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Loleta Elementary?
Loleta Elementary is overseen by Loleta Union Elementary in Humboldt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.